Dear Wpwyle,

You will find transgender people among the kindest and friendliest people that you will every meet.

May I suggest you go to our home page, and click on "resources" on the top bar, which will produce a drop down, and then click on "support groups."  There are support groups in almost every state of the Union, and many overseas.  You do not have to attend these groups dressed.  A support group often is no more than a few hours' drive from where you live.

If you seek counseling with a transgender counselor, many of whom are transgender themselves, they often sponsor transgender support groups.

Also, there are gender conferences all over the U.S.  Just Google, "Gender Conferences 2015," and all the gender conferences for the year 2015 will come up.  

In my opinion, TGGuide is one of the most friendly transgender blogs on the Internet, and I have seen most of them.

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Yours truly,

Monica

Hello Wpwyle and welcome to the forums. Monica is such a wonderful person and resource to all of us and would highly suggest taking her advice.